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Valkyrie
Venture capitalSunnyvale · Seed · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Valkyrie Fund is an Austin, Texas-based investment firm that backs companies from the seed stage and also operates an incubator program. Its site highlights supporting founders as they build and scale, though it does not detail specific sector focuses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 5, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 23 of 33 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Deep Tech ×10Hardware ×6SaaS ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Energy ×4Biotech ×3
HQs:United States×14
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×53 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Stanford University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×7Computer Science ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Google ×2MIT ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22024 · 13 dated
Spring Silicon builds full-stack compute infrastructure, spanning compilers to ASICs, purpose-built for physical AI and edge inference to power autonomous machines.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsNew York, US
Ryan Smith(Founder)inDesmond Mehta(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupSV AngelSoma CapitalVine Ventures
Spring Silicon builds full-stack compute infrastructure — from compilers to ASICs — designed specifically for physical AI and edge inference in robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, and heavy industry.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsBrooklyn, US
Co-investorsBoxGroupSV AngelVine Ventures
Agemica uses AI to rank disease mechanisms across omics data, targets, and safe-drug libraries, then tests predicted drug combinations in ex-vivo human cancer models to measure cancer-cell death, tumor-volume reduction, and healthy-cell safety.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Yasaman KalantarMotamedi(Founder)in
Agiga develops EchoVision, AI-powered smart glasses for blind and low-vision users that provide live audio descriptions of surroundings, read printed text aloud with positioning cues, and connect hands-free to remote assistance services like Aira and Be My Eyes.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechBay Area, US
Huasong Cao(Founder)
Antaris offers a cloud-based platform for designing, simulating, and operating satellite missions and constellations, supporting any payload, bus, or mission architecture.
Cloud ComputingSaaSSpace TechLos Altos, US
Karthikeyan Govindhasamy(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Barton(CEO and Co-Founder)Karthik Govindhasamy(CTO and Co-Founder)
BoardGaurav Manglik(Director)inUllas Naik(Director)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)E2MC VenturesGrit VenturesStreamlined VenturesWestWave CapitalLockheed Martin Ventures
Buoyant Aero provides fully electric, self-flying aerial advertising platforms (blimps) as a service for brands and events.
AdTechAdvanced ManufacturingHardwareRoboticsNew York City, US
Benjamin Claman(Founder)in
Co-investorsJude GomilaSoma CapitalY CombinatorGlobal Founders Capital
Cache develops a platform for reliable long-term storage and access of biomolecules to support precision medicine and fundamental research.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsFifty YearsHAWKTAILJuniperLifeX VenturesTaihill VentureTrousdale Ventures
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Exabits provides AI compute infrastructure by refining GPU assets (such as GB200s, H100s, H200s, and RTX5090s) from leading manufacturers to support AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBloccelerate VCEdessa CapitalFOMO VenturesGenerative VenturesLBANK Labs+5 more
Feon develops high-performance battery electrolytes using a discovery platform (EDGE) to improve battery performance, safety, and cost across various battery chemistries.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsWoburn, US
Zhiao Yu(Cofounder)inWenxiao Huang(Chief Executive Officer and President)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundFine Structures VenturesFoothill VenturesMassVenturesEight Roads Ventures
Ferveret develops advanced cooling technology for data centers and computing infrastructure, using subcooled boiling methods derived from nuclear reactor engineering.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US
Reza Azizian(Co-founder & CEO)inMatteo Bucci(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesCathexis VenturesCerberus VenturesThe E14 FundTO VCY Combinator+6 more
Integral AI builds interactive world models, an agent generation platform for creating digital and real-world agents, and a multimodal input/output interface.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Jad Tarifi(Founder)inNima Asgharbeygi(Founder)in
Co-investorsGrit VenturesSamsung NextAlso CapitalArray Ventures Management LlcCaffeinated CapitalCircle & Co.+5 more
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Lyte operates a network of kiosks where users rent and return portable smartphone chargers via credit card or through the Lyte app, with options like day-passes and subscriptions.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Mateo, US
Dajiang Wei(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesBling CapitalExpansion Venture Capital
Machine learning and data platform for understanding how diseases fight back and resist therapies
David Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsHAWKTAILJude GomilaAxial VCBrightEdgeHOF CapitalObvious Ventures+3 more
Minerva CQ provides real-time knowledge and guidance solutions for customer service agents, field technicians, and workforce coaching in complex industries including electric vehicles and infrastructure management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Cosimo Spera(Founder)in
Minitable provides a waitlist and reservation management system for restaurants, offering customer check-in, SMS and voice notifications, customer profiles with tags, and a dashboard that requires no dedicated hardware.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaSNew York, US
Yang Pan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHan Shen(Director)inGeorge Gong(Director)
Co-investorsiFly.vc
Palmetto is a company focused on advancing clean energy solutions and contributing to a global transition towards renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSCharleston, US
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesBoxGroupCarbonCharlotte FundEnergy Impact PartnersEvergy Ventures+5 more
Phygtl develops a behavioral intelligence layer that captures how people meet, move, and coordinate in physical spaces, focusing on real-world intent, timing, and social patterns.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Phylo is an applied research lab studying agentic AI to accelerate biomedical discoveries for scientists.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSaaSStanford, US
Kexin Huang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFifty YearsHAWKTAILSilicon GardensConvictionMenlo Ventures+2 more
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PSI provides testing and assessment services, including exam delivery, statistical analysis of testing data, and security measures such as audits, inspections, and monitoring to detect fraud and vulnerabilities across the assessment lifecycle.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsETS Strategic CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesRobot VenturesSolari CapitalSusa VenturesSV Angel
TransAstra develops propulsion systems and telescope technology for space operations.
Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Joel Sercel(Founder)in
Co-investorsJude GomilaSoma CapitalY CombinatorAcequia Capital (AceCap)Cathexis VenturesGlobal Founders Capital+9 more
World provides a system for verifying that online users are real, unique humans, combining privacy-preserving proof-of-human identity with financial infrastructure and a digital token.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Co-founder & Chairman (Tools for Humanity))Alex Blania(Co-founder & CEO (Tools for Humanity))inMax Novendstern(Co-founder (Tools for Humanity))in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalKhosla Ventures1confirmationa16z crypto+19 more
Crystal Sonic develops acoustic-based technology for splitting and reusing semiconductor wafers, reducing manufacturing waste and costs for chipmakers producing advanced semiconductors for electrification, communications, and photonics applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsPhoenix, US
Arno Merkle(CEO)Mariana Bertoni(CTO)Lara Bathurst(COO/CFO)
ZFLOW AI builds a simulation-driven optimization layer that automatically discovers optimal deployment strategies for AI workloads across heterogeneous hardware systems, eliminating manual tuning.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Dr. Zhibin Xiao(Founder & CEO)Dr. Brent Bohnenstiehl(Founding Chief Architect)
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Chemix, Inc.CicadaDeagentHealmintMPCVaultQ3DsensingShima CapitalTrainiZillion
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEtherdyne · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 11, 2026
Phylo · finsmes.com · Feb 9, 2026
Worldcoin · finance.yahoo.com · May 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Valkyrie made?
- Valkyrie has 33 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Valkyrie invest at?
- Valkyrie invests at the Seed stage.
- Where is Valkyrie located?
- Valkyrie is headquartered in Sunnyvale, US.
- Who does Valkyrie co-invest with?
- Valkyrie most often shares deals with Jude Gomila, Y Combinator, Fifty Years, among 76 tracked co-investors.
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